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Comment
. 2009 Oct;87(10):A; author reply B.
doi: 10.2471/blt.09.070540.

Ivermectin worthy of further investigation

Andrew C Steer, Therese Kearns, Ross M Andrews, James S McCarthy, Jonathan R Carapetis, Bart J Currie
Comment

Ivermectin worthy of further investigation

Andrew C Steer et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Oct.
No abstract available

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